J. R. Heffelfinger (COM'02) of Brooklyn, N.Y., recently wrote, directed, produced, edited, and shot his debut feature film, Niji No Shita Ni (Under the Rainbow), in Japan. The film premiered at the 28th Mill Valley Film Festival in California and was screened at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival of Boston. “It certainly has been an amazing journey,” J. R. writes, “having made this film for less than seven grand, with money I managed to get together from my savings as an English teacher working in Tokyo, being a test subject in a medical trial in Kagoshima, and even from a lucky break at a racetrack, when I bet on some horses based on a premonition I had during an earthquake.” E-mail him at kanashibari@runbox.com.

Mark Holloway (CFA'02) of New York, N.Y., is a freelance violist substituting with the New York Philharmonic. Mark has played with the American Symphony, Orpheus, and Brandenburg Ensemble. Next season he will be playing chamber concerts with the Boston Chamber Music Society and at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. E-mail Mark at markh15@aol.com.

Kristen Landgrebe (COM'02) of Venice, Calif., is an art director in Los Angeles. She received an M.F.A. from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2004. E-mail Kristen at kristenland@hotmail.com.

Scott W. McKinney (SMG'02) of New York, N.Y., has been accepted to Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, with plans to graduate with an M.B.A. in 2008. Previously, he worked in investment banking with TM Capital Corp. in New York. E-mail Scott at scott.mckinney@yahoo.com.

Mark Meenan (CAS'02, CGS'99) of Boston, Mass., works for Didriks, a home accessories and outdoor furniture store in Cambridge. Mark writes, “Go, Terriers!”

Christine Rinehart (CAS'02) of Huntington Beach, Calif., graduated from the University of South Carolina with a master's degree in public health. E-mail her at christinerinehart@hotmail.com.

Scott Saloway (COM'02) of Union, N.J., is a writer/editor for the CBS News radio news service in New York. Scott writes that he is always curious to hear what his “fellow COMmies and Warren Towers alums” are up to. E-mail him at saloway@alum.bu.edu.

Phoebe Forman (CAS'03) and Jeffrey Guevin (CAS'00, MET'04) of Boston, Mass., recently became engaged. Phoebe is a teacher in Foxborough, Mass., and Jeff is an analyst for the state of Massachusetts.

Kyle Kennedy (MET'03) of Suffolk, Va., who was recently appointed to the rank of warrant officer in the Marine Corps, is now an avionics officer and will be moving to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., for duty with Marine fighter attack squadron VMFA-232. E-mail Kyle at wokennedy@hotmail.com.

Lehilina Berrios Marlow (CAS'03) of Bozeman, Mont., married Cameron Marlow on June 1, 2005, in Billings, Mont. Lehilina is an administrative associate in the department of health and human development at Montana State University. E-mail her at Lehilina_Marlow@yahoo.com.

Brian J. Scripture (SED'03) of Saint James, N.Y., was nominated for the Friedel and Otto Eberspacher Award for Excellence in the Teaching of a Modern European Language by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth. Brian is a Spanish teacher for a local school district on Long Island, and writes that he “was honored to receive this distinction and enjoy working in such a rewarding profession.”

Matthew Burns (COM'04) of Walpole, Mass., plans to shoot his first feature film, O Terrible! a dramatic comedy about a writer who fears that the only way his art will remain pure is if he never experiences success. Matt will begin principal photography in the Boston area this summer. He writes that those interested in helping out should visit his Web site at www.mattburnsproductions.com or e-mail him at m2burns@comcast.net.

Wenyuan Chen (ENG'04) of Cumberland, R.I., joined AC Technology Corporation in October 2005 as project manager of Servo products. Wenyuan and his wife, Xuzheng Wang, welcomed their first child, Charlie, on February 9, 2005. E-mail them at wychen@alum.bu.edu.

Amanda Krupkoski (COM'04) of Boston, Mass., is an administrative assistant in the president's office at the New England Board of Higher Education. During a work-related trip to Asia, she met Susan Sutton (CAS'79), a political counselor for the U.S. embassy in Bangkok.

Sadha Moodley (SED'04) of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Mary Shann, an SED professor, demonstrated the use of computer-based models of molecular dynamics at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco in April. They presented research on the use of these computer models in New England high school science classes and showed how these classes scored significantly higher on achievement tests than control groups. Sadha is director of the Institute for Scientific Research and Educational Development in Johannesburg.

Erin Osicek (COM'04, SED'05) of Brooklyn, N.Y., teaches high school American history, American law and government, and global history at Brooklyn School for Music and Theatre. E-mail Erin at missosicek@yahoo.com.

Jessica Podlaski (COM'04) of Brookline, Mass., is media relations coordinator at Brigham and Women's Hospital. E-mail her at jpodlaski@gmail.com.

Thaddeus “Toby” Yurek III (MET'04) of Henderson, Nev., was promoted to lieutenant in the Henderson Police Department on February 22. Toby has been with the department for 10 years and is a second-year law student at the University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law in Las Vegas. E-mail him at toby@yurekfamily.com.

Aaronthomas Green (COM'05, CGS'03) of Los Angeles, Calif., teaches seventh-grade science in south Los Angeles through the Teach for America program. E-mail him at agreen@kippkao.com.

Edmund Harvey (MET'05) of Durham, N.H., is a senior accountant with the University System of New Hampshire. Ed is also working to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity International by representing the organization at the Mighty Montauk Triathlon in New York. To learn more about Habitat's cause and Ed's training, visit www.agentawareness.com.

Karen K. Hoffmann (CAS'05, SED'05) and Ryan Woods (SED'05,'06) of Brookline, Mass., are engaged and planning a 2008 wedding. Karen is a biology teacher at Somerville High School, and Ryan is coordinator of education and group sales at the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. E-mail Karen at kkhoffmann@gmail.com.

Reginald Philippe (MET'05) of Upper Marlboro, Md., is the founder of www.boxofbooks.com, a Web site that allows college students to buy, sell, and trade textbooks and to find apartments and compatible roommates.

Erin Wilson (SMG'05) is one of the founding members of Troupe West, a Los Angeles, Calif., theater group. Members include Will White (COM'00), Stu Chait (COM'02, GRS'03), Jordan Weber-Flink (CAS'03), Lee Nizani (CAS'03, COM'03), Sean Persaud (CAS'03), Dan Powers (CAS'03), and John Longino (COM'04), all of whom met through Stage Troupe, a student-run BU theater group. Troupe West's first production, inSignificant Others, opened on April 21 in North Hollywood, Calif.